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First Shooting Light Book

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$70.00

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First Shooting Light: A photographic journal reveals the legacy and lure of hunting clubs in the Mississippi Flyway provides an insider’s view of 19 hunting clubs. Historic interviews with club members and extraordinary photographs by nationally recognized artist Murray Riss come together in this remarkable work of art. With a foreword written by Paul Tudor Jones II, conservationist and chairman of both the Everglades Foundation and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, First Shooting Light is the perfect gift for outdoors enthusiasts and arts connoisseurs alike.

First Shooting Light features over 200 breathtaking photographs and stories straight from the mouths of the hunters themselves, capturing the magic of the Mississippi Flyway and transporting any outdoors enthusiast to the private world of hunting in the Delta. The book itself is 244 pages, hardcover, and printed on recycled paper. Each copy is case bound Smythe sewn, serving a luxurious addition to any coffee table, living room, or lounge.

Proceeds from First Shooting Light book and print sales support the non-profit arts community in Memphis through ArtsMemphis. To learn more about ArtsMemphis, click here.

Excerpt: "Kem Wilson surely speaks for hunters everywhere when he describes the essence of duck hunting as being about fellowship and camaraderie and the opportunity to use special equipment and skills in coming face to face with the natural world," from First Shooting Light.

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Reviews and Accolades:
First Shooting Light” is a celebration and an act of preservation, as fine a tribute to duck hunting as I have ever seen in print.”
- Chris Camuto, Grays Sporting Journal

First Shooting Light, a delightful book of essays and more than 200 photographs, offers a rare peek into clubs that may be harder to get into than heaven.”
- Barron’s

“If you’re going to give a book to a waterfowl fan, art connoisseur or conservationist, make this the one.”
- Stratos

“If you’ve ever spent a cold morning slogging through flooded timber in search of waterfowl, a new photography book chronicling hunting clubs along the Mississippi Flyway will have you reaching for your waders…the book isn’t just about hunting. It’s also about camaraderie, tradition, and above all, the members’ devotion to preserving the land they love.”
- Garden & Gun Magazine

“What’s primary in First Shooting Light: hundreds of birds at dawn in flight; dog stands, duck holes, and blinds; the bent branch (known as ‘widow maker’) of a cypress tree; the spent cartridge of a hunting rifle; waders drying in the afternoon sun; fathers and sons and, in some cases, wives and daughters. Riss has shot them all.”
- Memphis Magazine

“The book reminds all of us who have had such experiences of the comfort of camaraderie in the blind, dogs and calls and the ultimate lure of the migratory fowl. You’ll take a nostalgic journey back to those days of brisk early mornings, iridescent sunrises, and shadowy figures in flight.”
- Frank M. Schmidt, Guyette and Schmidt, the world’s leading auctioneers of antique waterfowl decoys

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